Ten-year growth of planted paper birch in old fields in Maine

John C. Bjorkbom; John C. Bjorkbom

Treesearch

Ten-year growth of planted paper birch in old fields in Maine

Informally Refereed

Authors:

John C. Bjorkbom, John C. Bjorkbom

Year:

1973

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Res. Pap. NE-246. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 6 p.

Download (PDF 937 KB)

Download (PDF 937 KB): https://research.fs.usda.gov/download/treesearch/23651.pdf

Abstract

Early results of planting paper birch in old fields in Maine have not been very encouraging. Observations of seven plantations in a study established in 1959 by the Northeastern Forest Experiment Station showed low survival and slow growth over the first five growing seasons. Removing the sod in advance of planting gave better results than planting directly in the sod.

Citation

Bjorkbom, John C. 1973. Ten-year growth of planted paper birch in old fields in Maine. Res. Pap. NE-246. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 6 p.